Paradox & Perspective - Ram Dass Here and Now Ep. 191

Offering spiritual perspective on the paradox of life, Ram Dass illuminates how we can get free by embracing our incarnation.
In this dharma talk stemming from Evanston, IL on March 20, 1993, Ram Dass sheds light on how we can play with our perspective to be able to hold paradox from a place of truth and equanimity. Relaying wisdom from Anandamayi Ma, Neem Karoli Baba, and the Tao Te Ching, he explores how we can honor the social responsibility of our incarnation without getting caught in the paradoxes of change and freedom, suffering and perfection, and fear and love.
Paradox & Perspective // Spirituality & Balance
Highlighting the seemingly ever-present paradoxes of life that we begin to notice as we journey down the spiritual path, Ram Dass shares balanced perspective from beyond the rotating channels of consciousness which our awareness tunes to at any given moment. From this nuanced vantage point of holding many different relative truths all at once, he offers spiritual wisdom from Indian Saint, Anandamayi Ma, helping aid in the contemplation: How can we expand our perspective to embrace paradox?
"We've been talking about balance-that the game is not to push away the world, the game is not to get caught in it-the game is to, as Christ said, 'Be in the world, but not of the world,' to be simultaneously empty and full, to be somebody and nobody. It's all these paradoxes you have to embrace. There's nothing to do, so get on with it." - Ram Dass
Equanimity & Dreaming // Incarnation & Freedom (17:28)
Digging into the dreamlike quality of what we consider 'reality,' Ram Dass relays how we can inhabit equanimity by tuning our perspective to what is the same inside of us, rather than our usual habitual focus on the changing external variables surrounding us. Reflecting on living truth from the Tao Te Ching, Ram Dass shares personal stories exemplifying our need to fulfill our karmic roles within our incarnation in order to get free.
"Besides being members of family, we as incarnates have other identities as well. And we have to honor all of those in order to be free. As long as you're pushing away any part of your incarnation, it's got you." - Ram Dass
Fear & Love // Karma & Responsibility // Suffering & Perfection (35:00)
Exploring the relationship between fear and love within the predicament of karma and doing what's right for the world, Ram Dass sheds light on how we can get free by truly honoring our identity's social responsibilities, but doing it from a place of non-attachment. Recalling a story from India where his guru, Maharajji, queried the difficult-to-hold statement, "Don't you see it's all perfect?", Ram Dass invites us to expand our perspective to hold the paradox: It's all perfect, and there's suffering.
"You're an incarnate, and part of your incarnation is you're a citizen, you're a member of the family, you're a member of all these systems, and until you honor them-meaning, find a place to honor your identity in it-you're not free. This is a spiritual issue. If you want to be free, you can't be free by pushing away your incarnation, you got to be free by embracing your incarnation. Not being attached to it, but embracing it. How delicate." - Ram Dass
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Ram starts talking at 14:25 - thanks Ragu.

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14:26 😁❤️🥰

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Been listening to these sacred oratories for five years. Always satisfying. Grateful. Peace ✌️

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I feel the exact same way. I love Ram Dass so much!!

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I just want to say that there is no fear in me. I reach out everyday to find people with an open heart who are willing to work on the big issues. If anyone needs wise words in the here and now moment or a being to confide in, I’m here for you. Always will be and always have been. 🙏

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He was so prescient, I thought ... then I hear him say Ross Perot +realize this talk is far older than I realized, +therefore Ram was even *more* prescient, seeing the Now, from way back Then.

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Just a quick note, Anandamayi Ma wasn't a mother in the strict sense, she didn't have any children. In fact she remain untouched through all her life even if she was married. Her husband, who was a spiritual seeker as well, understood and became okay with it, and later became one of her student too. 🙏

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Fast forward to 14:22 to hear Ram Dass❤

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Love

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master teachings

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don't get caught in taking all suffering away

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FREE the debate.

[@thedonwesley5279]

WT! That sounded like the talk ended and cut RD off almost mid sentence I'm very unsure that any of these talks are presented complete as RD gave them.Why is that ?

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@Conrad oof. You’ve got some issues mate The foundation is run based on how RD set it up when he died These are just podcasts. They’re extra content to help raise awareness of projects and money for the foundation to run. You get all this for free my guy. Rd sold books and charged for his lectures. He would have zero issue with how they’re doing anything bc they’re not doing anything wrong

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This lecture was recorded in the 90s.

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14.25

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32:32

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The presenter 2 long winded

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Your mind..too small winded

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I heard the podcast again and the commentator is who we call the presenter here. See how easy it is to cross wires. Love ram das

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You’re still presenting a ”them”. There is no them. Them is you and you are them. It is all up to you and no one else. There is no one else. Just you. You fix it. ❤

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I love you, BaBa, but security guards, it's giving reaching and political grooming. Lol